Overview

• Russia proposed a second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul on June 2 to deliver a memorandum outlining its conditions for a lasting ceasefire.
• Ukraine conditionally agreed to attend but insists on receiving Russia’s memorandum in advance to ensure the meeting yields substantive progress.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said no response has been received from Kyiv and rejected Ukraine’s demand for advance disclosure of the memorandum.
• Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said both sides want a ceasefire and offered to host a trilateral summit of Putin, Zelensky and Trump if bilateral talks produce results.
• Fighting continues with recent drone and artillery strikes causing civilian casualties, prompting UN warnings about the fragility of the peace process.